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Obamanaut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-05-10 07:06 AM
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32. Should not limit to 'repeat drunk drivers.' People who drink and drive
do not accidentally consume adult beverages (or any mind altering substance) and then get behind the wheel. It is a conscious decision to do so.
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  -Driver's Third DWI Kills Two, Injures Three Bluebear  Apr-04-10 08:15 PM   #0 
  - He's being charged with murder. Good.  Archae   Apr-04-10 08:18 PM   #1 
  - repeat drunk drivers who cause accidents when innocent people are killed is murder  peacebird   Apr-04-10 08:28 PM   #3 
     - Jail Time?  WVRICK13   Apr-05-10 06:29 AM   #30 
     - Should not limit to 'repeat drunk drivers.' People who drink and drive  Obamanaut   Apr-05-10 07:06 AM   #32 
        - It is also an impaired decision  Winterblues   Apr-06-10 10:08 AM   #50 
           - It was not an impaired decision, or an accident, to consume  Obamanaut   Apr-06-10 11:19 AM   #53 
  - It is a tragedy that this man had THREE chances to kill someone..and finally succeeded!!!!  BrklynLiberal   Apr-04-10 08:25 PM   #2 
  - Why?  dmallind   Apr-04-10 08:42 PM   #4 
  - There is no reason to defend drinking and driving period.  era veteran   Apr-04-10 09:00 PM   #8 
  - Now it's 0.08 percent  jmowreader   Apr-04-10 11:20 PM   #20 
  - Of course I got mixed up  era veteran   Apr-05-10 04:46 AM   #27 
     - See, this is my problem with those that "teach" drinking classes  blueamy66   Apr-05-10 07:35 AM   #33 
        - Self delete  LanternWaste   Apr-05-10 01:08 PM   #43 
        - Sober 20 years, 5 months, 4 days & about 17 hours  era veteran   Apr-06-10 09:24 AM   #44 
           - and?  blueamy66   Apr-06-10 09:27 AM   #45 
              - What do you recommend?  era veteran   Apr-06-10 10:24 AM   #51 
  - There's plenty of reasons to defend the one strike = lifetime disposal idiocy  dmallind   Apr-05-10 08:47 AM   #35 
     - Makes sense  Elmo39   Apr-05-10 12:08 PM   #39 
     - Very good post.  blueamy66   Apr-06-10 09:29 AM   #46 
     - Excellent Post  NeedleCast   Apr-06-10 10:33 AM   #52 
  - This arraignment photo doesn't look like he had 'a beer or two'  Bluebear   Apr-04-10 09:13 PM   #9 
  - DU is an amazing place.  Robeson   Apr-04-10 09:22 PM   #11 
  - .  Bluebear   Apr-05-10 11:37 AM   #36 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Apr-04-10 11:00 PM   #15 
  - 'Maybe just maybe because having a beer or two'  Bluebear   Apr-04-10 11:01 PM   #16 
     - Seriously. Some people are fucking amazing, aren't they?  LeftyMom   Apr-04-10 11:06 PM   #17 
  - You're kidding, right?  MajorChode   Apr-04-10 11:09 PM   #18 
  - delete - not worth it. n/t  myrna minx   Apr-05-10 11:45 AM   #38 
     - I read it..and immediately put the poster on ignore.  BrklynLiberal   Apr-05-10 12:19 PM   #41 
  - The laws are outdated, I'm thinking  texastoast   Apr-04-10 08:44 PM   #5 
  - Hooray, he's hit the trifecta  rocktivity   Apr-04-10 11:13 PM   #19 
  - He had a lot more than 3. Estimates vary but for everytime one is caught, they were DUI many more  ProgressiveProfessor   Apr-04-10 11:30 PM   #22 
  - Pathetic loser.  marmar   Apr-04-10 08:45 PM   #6 
  - DWI also means driving while idiot. It doesn't say what his blood  brewens   Apr-04-10 08:59 PM   #7 
  - +1  fishbulb703   Apr-06-10 09:39 AM   #49 
  - Our metro paper has been doing a huge series on this. Restrict their licenses?  LuckyLib   Apr-04-10 09:21 PM   #10 
  - We have sympathy for folks because our society still relates more to the plight of the drunk driver  Berry Cool   Apr-05-10 12:07 AM   #24 
  - A guy here killed a 12 year old boy last week; he was high on PCP and driving on a suspended license  proud2BlibKansan   Apr-04-10 09:26 PM   #12 
  - Just euthanize his worthless ass. He's breathing air that decent people could use.  salguine   Apr-04-10 09:32 PM   #13 
  - Too easy, salguine.  Bluebear   Apr-04-10 10:52 PM   #14 
  - I have no problem with that.  Starbucks Anarchist   Apr-04-10 11:29 PM   #21 
  - Why do people still drive drunk knwoing the consequences of their actions?  Jkid   Apr-04-10 11:59 PM   #23 
  - Because alcoholism is a disease.  blueamy66   Apr-06-10 09:30 AM   #47 
  - He belongs in prison for the rest of his life.  proteus_lives   Apr-05-10 12:08 AM   #25 
  - Why the hell was the passenger not driving?  JoeyT   Apr-05-10 03:12 AM   #26 
  - Any of us here are probably in more danger from being injured or killed by a drunk driver  elocs   Apr-05-10 06:04 AM   #28 
  - This guy is tanked to the gills.  tango-tee   Apr-05-10 06:19 AM   #29 
  - re: "What are we going to have to do" ... three strikes and you're out?  thotzRthingz   Apr-05-10 06:54 AM   #31 
  - Bet he's against all that big govmint nonsense  malaise   Apr-05-10 07:42 AM   #34 
  - I hope Bill O' gets right on this...  Blue_Tires   Apr-05-10 11:45 AM   #37 
  - One DWI = suspend license for a year. Two DWIs = revoke license forever.  Commie Pinko Dirtbag   Apr-05-10 12:14 PM   #40 
  - There's simply no good reason for me to be around drunks...  LanternWaste   Apr-05-10 01:07 PM   #42 
  - This puts the thread about testing drivers for marijuana into perspective.  Romulox   Apr-06-10 09:35 AM   #48 
 

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